Freight Broker and Cash Flow Vampires
It was a dark and stormy night when the new freight broker discovered that the lifeblood of her new brokerage had been sucked dry. How? Unpaid invoices were killing her. So it wasn’t dark or stormy or night. But unpaid invoices can indeed suck the chances of a...
The Search for the Missing IFTA Records
When your IFTA audit notification arrives, what do you do when you discover there are missing IFTA records and data? Could the fines and penalties bankrupt your small trucking business? Can you survive the auditor’s call? You check your dark and cobwebbed...
IFTA Audits Don’t Scare Us
The envelope looks normal, but the letter inside freezes your insides. It’s not good news. Hands trembling, the news can’t possibly be worse. Bring the records to prove miles per state and fuel purchases for two years ago. Fines and penalties will apply....
Trucking Management Software And ELD
It’s that time of year again. Either your trucking business is picking up a lot more freight – or loads are disappearing. It just depends on what you’re hauling. Not only that, the contracts for your ELD may be expiring soon, so you’re faced...
Get Your Truck Ready for Fall
The first day of fall was last week. Not that you could tell here in northeastern Ohio. We’re having a late summer – just the time to get ready for the weather that’s to come. When is it better to get your truck ready for fall? Do it while the sun is...
TMS Trucking Software vs. Trip Envelopes: Which Works Better?
Is It Time to Retire Your Trip Envelopes? There’s nothing like a week when everything goes right. Three loads with great rates and minimal deadhead. The weather was fantastic. You arrived on time for every delivery. And you fixed your...
Average Costs and Average Spot Rates
We got some reports recently that confirmed what we thought: Truckers and trucking are in trouble. Average costs for a trucking company and the average spot rates aren’t at the same place at all. So what do truckers need to do to make money in trucking? We have...
You Need an ELOG
If you’re new to trucking, you’re learning a lot of the shorthand terms we use for equipment and taxes we have to pay. IFTA is the International Fuel Tax. HVUT is the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax. ELD is the Electronic Logging Device. HOS is Hours of Service. SOL...
How to get a Freight Brokerage Authority
Have you ever watched a video where an athlete goes to a gym and pretends to be a newbie? Then the athlete shows up all the people around by showing off superior skills? Not that we’re comparing trucking brokerage to althetics. We’re just saying that...Free Load Profit Calculator for Truckers
How To Get Your Own Trucking Authority
Get Your Own Trucking Authority
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